Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs GeForce4 420 Go

Place in the ranking	1563	480
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Celsius (1999−2005)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	NV17 A5	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 February 2002 (23 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2	4
Core clock speed	200 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	190 MHz	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	29 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	5 nm
Texture fill rate	0.8	no data
ROPs	2	no data
TMUs	4	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface

AGP 4x

no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR	no data
Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	200 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	8.0	12_2
OpenGL	1.3	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2400%	50 +2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −467%	30−35 +467%
Valorant	21−24 −300%	90−95 +300%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	9−10 −91011%	8200−8250 +91011%
Dota 2	7−8 −90614%	6350−6400 +90614%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1850%	39 +1850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −467%	30−35 +467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −525%	24−27 +525%
Valorant	21−24 −300%	90−95 +300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −90614%	6350−6400 +90614%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −467%	30−35 +467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −91150%	3650−3700 +91150%
Valorant	21−24 −300%	90−95 +300%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

0−1

45−50

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

0−1

21−24

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Valorant	1−2 −89900%	900−950 +89900%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−800%

9−10
+800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

−89900%

900−950
+89900%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Sons of the Forest	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Sons of the Forest	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Sons of the Forest	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Sons of the Forest	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Sons of the Forest	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Fortnite	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 2400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 12 tests (21%)
there's a draw in 45 tests (79%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.01	9.13
Recency	6 February 2002	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	150 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 91200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 21 years, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 420 Go in performance tests.

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